"free love" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. The practice of sexual intercourse without the restraints of marriage or commitment. Wikipedia link: free love Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Love, Sex Related terms: free lover, free sex Translations (practice of sexual intercourse without the restraints of marriage or commitment): 自由性愛 (Chinese Mandarin), 自由性爱 (zìyóu xìng'ài) (Chinese Mandarin), vapaa rakkaus (Finnish), freie Liebe [feminine] (German), wolna miłość [feminine] (Polish)
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